Beaming attachment for warping and beaming machines.



H. WATSON & C. M. WHRITENOUR.

BEAMING ATTACHMENT FOR WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES. APPILICATION FILED JUNE 3. I914.

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H. WATSON & C. M. WHRITENOUR. BEAMING ATTACHMENT FOR WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINES. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3.1914- 1,153,528. PatentedSept. 14, 1915.

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If I! WITNESSES COLUMBIA PMNDORAPH CO.,WMHINOTVNI D- C.

HUGH wA'rsoN AND CHARLES MQwnnrrENoUn, or :eATER-soN, NEW JERSEY.

BEAMING ATTACHMENT ron wAnrINe AND BEAMINGMAcHINEs.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HUGH WATSON and CHARLES M. l VHRITENOUR, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic'and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beaming Attachments for Varping and Beaming Machines, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that in preparing certain kinds of warps the most perfect results cannot be obtained unless duringthe operation of winding on the reel the warp is subjected to a lateral traverse and during the operation of removing the warp. from the reel and Winding it on the beam it is subjected to a compensating or reverse trav erse. So far aswe are aware this treatment has heretofore only been applied in the re arin of:war as for broad oods ,the

i C D 3 warp being first wound on the reel *in sections' one after another, each as it is wound undergoing traverse, and then removedand wound on thebeam all atonce, while subjected to the compensating or reversetraverse.

*The object'of this invention is to provide a warping machineof the kind adapted to windsections of warp: on the reel thereof and simultaneously subject such sections to traverse with an attachment whereby such sections may bebeamed .not only onindividual beams but subject to; the compensating-or. reverse traverse, whereby ribbon or similar narrow-ware warps may be prepared (warped and beamed) subject to traverse. This object wehave accomplishedfin and by the mechanism herein shown and described in such a way that warps of various widths and spacing may be accommodated in'the machine. A i i 7 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the beaming'end of a warping machine ofthejso called Swiss type (i. 6., adapted for traverse)- provided with theimprovedbeaming attachment Fig. .2is a plan view of saidattachmentpEig. 3 is. a front elevation of the right-hand end thereof, partly in section; Fig. 4: is'a vertical sectional view on line a'r-ruofFig. 8; Figs. 5 and 6 show modifications,

a is the frame and b'the reel of the machine which, it will be understood, has the usual reed-supporting carriage and means for transmitting a traverse motion laterally thereto (not shown).

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented. Sept. 14, 1915.

Application filed June 3, 1914. Serial Nb. 842,565.

0 designates stands arranged on the beaming end of the frame and connected by the pairs of parallel fixed bars d, thus forming the framework of the aforesaid attachment. In the stands are journaled, parallel with the bars d, the splined shafts c and the and the latter of which is shiftable into contact with a friction wheel or pulley on the reel, all according to the usual construction; the splined shafts e, which are connected by gearing-ls, are driven in a well known manner through gearing (shown dotted in Fig. 1) from the drive shaft 9 through a disconnective clutch connection generally indicated by Z; and the screws or Worms are driven from the reel, at this time turning under the draft of the warps as they are wound on the rotating beams, through the sprocket and chain connections generally indicated by m;'

. n designates the beams, of which there are a suitable number, according to the width and spacing of the warps to be wound thereon, for each pair. of guide bars d, the twosets of beams being staggered so that the beams in each 'set will be opposite the spaces between those of the other. The means for supporting and transmitting rotary motion to each beam consists of a pair The several brackets for each set of beams are directly penetrated by and arranged to slide on the rearward one of the corresponding bars d; at the front, however, (referring to Figs. 2, 3A and 5) an integral clamps of each bracket grips a hollow shaft or sleeve 23 which is common to all the brackets for one of the sets of beams, forms with them a supporting structure for the beams and is fitted over and slides on the front bar CZ. The clamp of each bracket is operated by a set screw a, enabling the several brackets to be arranged in any desired spacing with reference to the hollowshaft t.

For accomplishing the traverse of each structure (including each sleeve 25' and corresponding brackets) with the rotating screw or worm f. In Figs. 2, 3 and& this consists of a worm-wheel o meshing with said worm or screw andadapted to standeither held from or free for rotating according as a set screw w, tapped into one of the brackets in the set, is made to bind or release it; when the worm wheel is fast, the rotating worm will obviously cause traverse of the beam supporting structure, and when it is loose (the worm not now being in motion) the worm wheel may be turned by hand for setting back said structure. convenient means for turning the wormwheel, a? is a crank journaled in the bracket in which screw w is tapped and affording a bearing for the worm-wheel, the crank hav ing a clutch-connection y with the wormwheel and being capable of shifting rearwardly free thereof so as to hang down, idle, when not in use. In Fig. 5 the parts '0", w, and w are the same as the parts v, w and 00, only here they are arranged in an arm t depending from the sleeve 6, instead of in one of thebrackets.

' In Fig. 6, the'several brackets in each set are clamped directly to the frontbar, in this case designated d and arranged to slide longitudinallyin the stands 0 to limits afforded by the collars d on the ends thereof, 01 being anti-friction bearings supportin said bar cl. The bar has adjustably a xed thereto by means of theset screw (i a bracket (Z in which are arranged parts 4/, w and m corresponding in construction and functions to parts '0, w and as already described.

' It will be understood that after the warping operation has been completed, leaving the several sections of warp wound helically on the reel, and the clutch device Z is shifted so that the power is transmitted from shaft 9 toshafts c for rotating the same and consequently the beams the rotating reel responding to the draft of the beams will, through the chain and sprocket mechanism m, rotate the worms f and through the described means for disconnectively connect ing said Worms with the sliding structures supporting the beamsand comprising the sleeve t- (or d) and the brackets 0 and 79 impart a traverse to-the beams reverse or contrary to that of the warping operation.

; When the beaming operation has been completed and it is necessary to return the beam carrying structure to the starting point for another beaming operation, the screw w ('w Asa.

drawn outward so as to clutchthe worm wheel, and then rotated so as to cause the worm-wheel to travel along the worm and so reset the said structure.

Having thus fully described our 'invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination, the frame, a support ing structure, a plurality of rotary beams having their axes horizontal-and journaled in said structure, means to rotate theseveral beams including a rotary shaft journaledinthe frame parallel with the axes-of. the beams, said structure being movable in the frame parallel with the axes of the beams and relatively to said shaft, and means to simultaneously move said I structure. 'i

2. In combination, the frame, a splined shaft and a rotary screw journaled in the frame parallel with each other, a plurality of rotary beams, a sliding structure movable on said frame parallel with 'the'shaft and screw and including a plurality of pairs of brackets and an elongated member connecting said brackets, each pair of brackets supporting a beam, liberative means to connect said structure withthe screw, and gearing,

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arranged in and movable with. one bracket in each pair, operatively beam with each splined shaft.

3. In combination, the frame, a'spli ied shaft and a rotary screwjournaled in the frame parallel with each other, a plurality of rotary beams, a sliding structure movable? on said frame parallel with the shaft and.

screw and including a plurality of pairs of brackets and having .the several brackets eachfade and an elongated member ex}; tending parallel with" said shaft and screw:

justably clamped thereto, each ai P1 r ets supporting a beam,.liberative 'meansito.

connect said structure with the screw, and gearlng, arranged in and movable Wltll" one bracket in each pair, operatively connecting 1 each beam with said splinedshaft.

4:. In combination, the frame-havinghorizontal fixed guide bar-, a longitudinally sliding elongated member supported by the the beams and secured to said member and slidable on the bar; means to rotate the brackets longitudinally of the bar.

frame, beams, pairs of brackets supporting y In testimony whereof. we aflix' our sigma tures in'presence oftwo witnesses.

HUGH WATSON." i

Witnesses:

J OHN W. Srnwano, WM. D. BELL.

CHARLES HRITE oma Copies or this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7 r

. Washington, D. G. 

